Apocalypse Now... Chinese Style!

[TLAM Strike]

Four Chinese cargo ships and one Burmese patrol ship were attacked on the Mekong River on Jan. 4, river police in charge of security on the Mekong River in north and northeast Thailand told People's Daily.
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The report went on to state that the armed assailants fired M79 rockets at the ships, with the first rocket falling in the river and the second exploding near the patrol ship
More info here:
http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2012/01/chinese-burmese-ships-attacked-on.html

The Chinese are sending these:
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6710/132362215226442.jpg

It has 100mm armor and 14.5mm machine guns...

Still not as cool as PBR... :O:

[nikimcbee]

What a pretty paint job.:haha:

[gimpy117]

because we all know that anything that involves China is scary. really, why are we so afraid of china? if anything it's a sign to stop letting wall street run the nation and return us to what made America great: Science innovations and a strong middle class.

[August]

because we all know that anything that involves China is scary. really, why are we so afraid of china? if anything it's a sign to stop letting wall street run the nation and return us to what made America great: Science innovations and a strong middle class.

Why do you attempt to inject partisan politics into everything?

Chinese patrol boats on Asian rivers have squat to do with your divisive party line. Maybe you posted in the wrong thread...

[nikimcbee]

Why do you attempt to inject partisan politics into everything?

Chinese patrol boats on Asian rivers have squat to do with your divisive party line. Maybe you posted in the wrong thread...

The DNC email must have just gone out:haha:. Starting timer for TvM now.

[Platapus]

what made America great: Science innovations and a strong middle class.

I thought it was corporations screwing over the middle/lower classes and economically enslaving minorities that made America great... And killing Indians too. :03:

[TLAM Strike]

Please ignore/close this thread. :nope:

Forgive me for bringing to everyone's attention a ongoing multinational counter piracy operation they may not have heard of. :doh:

I didn't realize it would turn political in the 2nd reply. :roll:

[nikimcbee]

Please ignore/close this thread. :nope:

Forgive me for bringing to everyone's attention a ongoing multinational counter piracy operation they may not have heard of. :doh:

I didn't realize it would turn political in the 2nd reply. :roll:

Let me check my math. My reply would be the first reply, not the second post.:hmmm:

[nikimcbee]

Are there any close ups of that Chinese boat?

[Kongo Otto]

Took a look at the link and found the Laotian Boat is the same like the chinese, so this boat maybe has some kind of a Platoon on board to respond such attacks eventually with an land counterattack i assume.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xNOY8BJov8k/TuUUFkPR5zI/AAAAAAAANWg/7kS1kQ252K0/s1600/122404805_61n.jpg

[TLAM Strike]

Let me check my math. My reply would be the first reply, not the second post.:hmmm: correct yours was the 1st reply. You did not turn it political my K9 friend.

Are there any close ups of that Chinese boat?
China, Myanmar, Cambodia and I think Laos all operate these craft, they are based on some kind of civilian scow.

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1803/001aa018f83f104d4d2101.jpg

Smaller Chinese Cutters are carried aboard the larger boats:

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5358/u86p4t426d79017f16470dt.jpg

Close up of the smaller cutter:
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/8133/8af232f6e0a443dfb9dd7f6.jpg

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/6829/2543338321de2a4187dca9.jpg
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7593/2572972991f41b59921f99.jpg

This one is Laotian:
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/5222/2566c9da2e205f69406.jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1598/132353107038711.jpg
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9974/132362249731025.jpg

This shows where the smaller cutter is stored:
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/4619/132362249740453.jpg
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/898/imagehandlerashxk.jpg

Some other PRC patrol craft, looks like its based on some kind of passenger ferry:
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/521/smallerpatrolcraft.jpg

Chinese Troops:
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/6122/u86p4t426d79019f16470dt.jpg
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3016/u86p4t426d79024f16470dt.jpg


Cambodian sailors I think:
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9994/u86p4t426d79025f16470dt.jpg

[NeonSamurai]

This is GT, you should know by now that every thread regardless of what it is will turn either about politics, religion, or sex (or some combination of the three).

As for the topic, I have to say those boats look like nice big targets to me.

[Jimbuna]

I'm wondering why the Chinese boats have all that bunting on display?

Some kind of message perhaps?

[nikimcbee]

At first, I didn't see the guns on there, but after looking at the close-ups, I see them now. The whole thing just struck me as funny, because they don't look like a military ship.

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5358/u86p4t426d79017f16470dt.jpg

This looks more like a boat show.:haha:

[Oberon]

Reminds me a bit of the problems they had with that farmer who wouldn't get off the land developers wanted. He used a homemade rocket launcher on them IIRC. Let me check that...yeah, here we are, Yang Youde:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4eDYq5lUUw

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/youde.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/09/chinese-rocketman-wins-payout

[Betonov]

I'm wondering why the Chinese boats have all that bunting on display?

Some kind of message perhaps?

Maybe there's a chopper base nearby that they don't show. So the bad guys see this display, adjust their tactics and ambush a patrol boat. The aptrol boat sends an SOS and within minutes gunships swarm over the bandits :hmmm:

One theory. The other includes a small river submarine :doh:

[Jimbuna]

Maybe there's a chopper base nearby that they don't show. So the bad guys see this display, adjust their tactics and ambush a patrol boat. The aptrol boat sends an SOS and within minutes gunships swarm over the bandits :hmmm:

One theory. The other includes a small river submarine :doh:

I was leaning more toward a provocative message, something like "We're coming to get you" :DL

[Herr-Berbunch]

This is GT, you should know by now that every thread regardless of what it is will turn either about politics, religion, or sex (or some combination of the three).


I'm still waiting for the last one! :o

How deep is that river? :hmmm:

[TLAM Strike]

How deep is that river? :hmmm: It ranges from 6 to 70 feet.

[nikimcbee]

I was leaning more toward a provocative message, something like "We're coming to get you" :DL

I ran it through the BunaTranslatorz and it said:"You break, you buy!":haha:

[nikimcbee]

Hey, what are the guns they are holding? I thought they used AKs? Those are some mean looking troops though.

[TLAM Strike]

Hey, what are the guns they are holding? I thought they used AKs? Those are some mean looking troops though.
The Rifle is a Type 95 AKA QBZ-95. Its their new standard assault rifle.

Not sure about the scatter gun, might be a QBS-09 18.4mm gun. But I don't know much about shot guns to be sure. Could also be an LMG without a clip, I don't know.

[nikimcbee]

So when did they give up the AK-47?

[TLAM Strike]

So when did they give up the AK-47?
Well the 95 in QBZ-95 stands for '1995' so around that time. :03: